richy
New member
This gentleman had done considerable research before contacting me, on both CQF and myself as a detailer. He booked this job several months in advance for a wheels-off Finest detail. He was also driving from an hour away to come see me. Needless to say, I was excited and was looking very forward to doing this job. The car arrived and it is mint (as expected). It also has the ceramic rotors and special wheel package. Im told the wheels/brakes are a $20,000 option. He was very concerned about them not being damaged. Youll see what I did to ensure their safety. The only bummer about this job was the fact that most of the car had already been wrapped, so I wouldnt really get a chance to make that much difference in the paint. The doors werent wrapped and some parts at the back, but everything else was. Anyway, here it is as it arrived:
First up was to wash the wheels. With the ceramic rotors, there was no brake dust to have to clean! What a joy that was. I cleaned the barrels with Zep Citrus and my Daytona wheel brush with Megs HW soap. The faces got the same. The wells were cleaned with LATA and the tires with Zep 505.
The car was then washed with Megs HW.
Now it was time for the wheels. The customer provided me with the correct torque specs and he also had these very cool extension rods that screw into the lug nut holes to ensure the wheel barrel did not strike the rotor or caliper during removal. I also placed terry towels on the rotor and caliper for extra care insurance:
Each wheel was removed and was intensively cleaned again and then treated to a double coat of CQF. The wells were also intensively cleaned and I treated him to a DLux application to the plastic therein. The calipers were also re-cleaned and double coated. Each wheel was then re-installed and torqued back to spec. Heres a few shots in progress:
The paint that wasnt wrapped was polished using Essence with a white CarPro Gloss pad using my Flex 3401. There were a few light marks in the back that were corrected using M100, but not many. I then coated the paint, head and tail lights and side glass with 2 coats of Finest. The rear and front glass got Fly-By-30 (again, my treat). The trim was coated with DLux.
Here she is all done:
I just loved the yellow calipers on this car!!
Thanks for looking. It was an honour to work on such a gorgeous thoroughbred car as this. Comments always appreciated.
First up was to wash the wheels. With the ceramic rotors, there was no brake dust to have to clean! What a joy that was. I cleaned the barrels with Zep Citrus and my Daytona wheel brush with Megs HW soap. The faces got the same. The wells were cleaned with LATA and the tires with Zep 505.
The car was then washed with Megs HW.
Now it was time for the wheels. The customer provided me with the correct torque specs and he also had these very cool extension rods that screw into the lug nut holes to ensure the wheel barrel did not strike the rotor or caliper during removal. I also placed terry towels on the rotor and caliper for extra care insurance:
Each wheel was removed and was intensively cleaned again and then treated to a double coat of CQF. The wells were also intensively cleaned and I treated him to a DLux application to the plastic therein. The calipers were also re-cleaned and double coated. Each wheel was then re-installed and torqued back to spec. Heres a few shots in progress:
The paint that wasnt wrapped was polished using Essence with a white CarPro Gloss pad using my Flex 3401. There were a few light marks in the back that were corrected using M100, but not many. I then coated the paint, head and tail lights and side glass with 2 coats of Finest. The rear and front glass got Fly-By-30 (again, my treat). The trim was coated with DLux.
Here she is all done:
I just loved the yellow calipers on this car!!
Thanks for looking. It was an honour to work on such a gorgeous thoroughbred car as this. Comments always appreciated.
